The recent winner of the ‘Best Local Produce Menu’ award, have dreamt up a great menu for this special day for lovers with delicious morsels which can be offered directly to your loved one, such as oysters, scallops, prawns and passion fruit.The Red Lion Inn is situated in the Vale of Belvoir, the very heart of the lovely English ‘shires’ countryside. The atmosphere is relaxed and welcoming, with a traditional bar that serves real ales, lagers and speciality bottled beers, plus an informal lounge with magazines, newspapers, comfy chairs and sofa.
A Lebanese lovers’ feast at Fakhreldine
If you want to save the chequered tablecloths and candles stuck in bottles of wine for a spring movie date, plan something more grown up for Valentine’s at Fakhreldine in the nation’s capital. One of London’s favourite Lebanese restaurants is laying out a lovers’ feast to include roasted prawns, kafta skewers, sea bass fillets, lovely saffron rice, and Halawat el Jibn, a cheese and cream of milk dessert, topped with strawberry and honey flavoured with zalou, Lebanon’s legendary aphrodisiac root. While enjoying your meal in a sparkling, romantic setting overlooking Green Park, you will sip from a bejewelled bottle of Love H2O from Wenlock Springs.
Crunch Time with Cameo
Cameo at L’Atelier de Chefs? I dig out my best red codpiece and hurry along humming ‘Word Up!’ to myself. On arrival all I can see are apples everywhere and a bit of paper that explains that Cameo is a type of apple and not an 80’s rap group. Blast, I got all Afro’d up for nothing.
Kettner’s Restaurant
I do miss seeing Mel Smith smoking cigars in the Champagne Bar, maybe they should have him stuffed and brought back? Maybe they should have us all stuffed and brought back? No, you can’t preserve the past you have to move on.
“Spices for Passion†Valentine menu at The Ambassade de l’Ile
‘Spices for Passion” Valentine menu available on Thursday 12, Friday 13 and of course Saturday 14 February at The Ambassade de l’Ile
Peas, Love And Harmony On Valentine’s Day
‘Candlelight, romantic melody and aromatic scent all add to the pea-fect ambience of the night, while the brilliant green of each dish assaults your vision. If you can let yourselves merge with the richness of gourmet sensuality you can actually imbibe romance.’
Blimey! We’re talking abut peas here, more romantic than you think apparently. Here’s a complete Valentine pea meal for you
Cheat this Valentines with Villandry Prestige Valentines hamper
Villandry, the renowned Great Portland Street Foodstore and restaurant, has come up with the perfect ‘cheat’ for a romantic, home cooked Valentine’s meal. The Villandry Prestige Valentine’s hamper contains four delicious courses including foie gras and lobster, and comes with full instructions for easy heating and serving. At £46.50 per head for four courses, hand delivered to your home or office, it is the perfect solution for a beautiful, hassle free Valentine’s meal at home.
London’s Rasa Sayang Offers Slice Of Delicious Tradition This Chinese New Year
Rasa Sayang, a restaurant in London serving authentic Malaysian and Singaporean cuisine, is offering a slice of tradition in the form of one of the most popular Chinese New Year dishes in Asia, Yu Sang. Yu Shang is a dish that is served in most restaurants and household in Asia to promote good luck for the New Year
Brasserie to beat Credit Crunch
Belts are being tightened and the gravy train has been derailed. Luckily however Waterloo Brasserie, with its winning combination of all-day drinking and dining in a stylish modern European setting, has some credit crunch busting offers to help alleviate the gloom.
The Victoria Pub Hotel Restaurant
Approach The Victoria from one direction and you wonder what a nice little pub like this is doing it what appears to be a residential area, albeit one that is rather pricey. Approach from the other direction though and you realise that it’s actually just a stone’s throw from Richmond Park and ideal for walkers, cyclists and anyone to aim for.